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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.Lilith Saintcrow’s character and world building has always been my favourite. From my first read of Dante Valentine and the UF world she created to this fantasy duology, I am still quite impressed by her. She creates not only the worlds, but also other little nuances (such as ne...
Hm.Hm. Hm. Hm.Okay, alright. I was going to give this book three stars, which were almost entirely won by Tristan and the like three occasions where somebody said "that Damarsene cow," but the ending is worth half a star more so... okay. 3.5, I admit it.Just to round up, four stars.
After an auspicious start, I hit a rough patch at about 25%. The heroine is having a break down, and it's most unpleasant going along for the ride through her narration. From sensible and strong and loyal, Vianne becomes irrational, self-damaging, and ridiculous. She won't eat, and her doubts wou...
2.5/5 starsWhile this story was one that I just had to know the ending to, and while I loved the very natural progression Vianne undergoes from quiet, unassuming lady-in-waiting to an authoritative queen, there was just something overall about this book that missed the mark for me. So what missed t...
4.5 starsit somehow reminded me of reading Dumas. Dumas with magic that is, naturally. Dumas is one of my all time favorite authors so it was a pleasant surprise.Love the story line, the action, the characters up until the end. The end, omg, that was a shock! I felt so taken aback! it was like being...
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